Where’s the crisis?

See this data from the World Bank – GDP per capita (current US$) | Data | Graph:

2009 was a poor year, 2010 was better than it. Probably 2011 was no worse than 2009/2010, or at least it’s somewhere in that area.

Specifically for Romania, see:

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Yes, there is a crisis. But the economy is much better than it was in 2000, 2005, perhaps even 2007. Yes, there was a slowdown, yes there was even a reduction. But, still, it’s a much better situation than years ago.

Is there a crisis? Yes. Is it deeply affecting us? Not so much.